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Steven "Steve" Stadelman D

Incumbent, Democratic candidate for State Senator District 34

June 28, 2022 primary: won with 9,569 votes (100%) · November 8, 2022 general: won with 33,539 votes (100%)

Also ran for State Senator in 2024 ($497,269 raised).

Worth a look

Context Late reports

1 quarterly report filed late (up to 3 days)

Quarterly reports are due by the 15th of the month after each quarter. The report for the quarter ending 2022-03-31 was due 2022-04-15 and filed 2022-04-18.

What to check

A paper report postmarked 3 days before the deadline is on time; the Board records when it arrived.
The Board assesses fines for late reports and may waive them.

The entries (1)

Quarter ending	Due	Filed	Days late
2022-03-31	2022-04-15	2022-04-18	3

Rule: Quarterly reports filed late

“A political committee shall file quarterly reports no later than the 15th day of the month following each period.”10 ILCS 5/9-10(b) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how findings work

Campaign money

$456,215raised, 96 itemized contributions, plus $1,106 in small ones

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$426,774spent

$263,826cash on hand on December 31, 2022

Where their money comes from (besides their own)

12%28%57%

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders

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How it was spent: $426,774

Other (as described)$389,008

Staff pay$12,899

Contributions to other committees$11,000

Donations and sponsorships$3,850

Digital and online$3,160

Office, printing and supplies$2,539

Mail and literature$2,210

Fundraising and events$1,879

Travel and meals$229

Largest payees: The Strategy Group, LLC $201,309 Other (as described) · Adelstein & Associates $130,300 Other (as described) · Snyder Pickerill Media Group, LLC $49,800 Other (as described) · Eric Beard $6,050 Staff pay · Winnebago County Democratic CE $5,500 Contributions to other committees · Harlem Democratic League $5,000 Contributions to other committees · Donovan Strategies, Inc. $4,000 Other (as described) · Margaret Golden $2,290 Staff pay

Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.

Top contributors	Type	Total
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Countryside	Committee	$65,900
LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council Burr Ridge	Committee	$62,900
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Chicago	Committee	$59,900
IBEW Illinois PAC Washington	Committee	$59,900
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Springfield	Committee	$50,000
ISDF Oak Park	Business or group	$30,374.97
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC Chicago	Committee	$12,000
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund Chicago	Committee	$10,000
UAW Illinois PAC Lincolnshire	Committee	$10,000
AFSCME Washington	Committee	$7,500
Cari B Sacks None · N/A · Chicago	Person	$6,000
Michael J Sacks CEO · Grosvenor · Chicago	Person	$6,000
Associated Fire Fighters IL PAC Springfield	Committee	$5,000
IBEW Local 364 PAC Rockford	Committee	$5,000
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Springfield	Committee	$5,000

Committee: Stadelman for State Senate (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.

Outside spending for and against them

$69spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR general · 2022-10-26	for	$69

Independent expenditures reported by other committees since January 1, 2021. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2022 state candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC Labor union · Countryside	$65,900	126
Liuna Chicago Laborers District Council Labor union · Burr Ridge	$62,900	20
Carpentry Advancement PAC Fund Group or PAC · Chicago	$59,900	73
IBEW Illinois PAC Labor union · Washington	$59,900	63
Illinois Pipe Trades PAC Group or PAC · Springfield	$50,000	28
ISDF Business · Oak Park	$30,375	20
SEIU Healthcare IL IN PAC Labor union · Chicago	$12,000	87
SEIU Illinois Council PAC Fund Labor union · Chicago	$10,000	29
UAW Illinois Political Action Committee Labor union · Lincolnshire	$10,000	24
AFSCME Labor union · Washington	$7,500	74
Cari B. Sacks Unemployed, Unemployed · Chicago	$6,000	15
Michael J. Sacks CEO, Grosvenor Capital Management · Chicago	$6,000	14
Associated Fire Fighters IL PAC Labor union · Springfield	$5,000	2
IBEW Local 364 PAC Labor union · Rockford	$5,000	4
Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee Labor union · Springfield	$5,000	88